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Author
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This will be the first serious yet sympathetic book by a female biographer to explain the story of how an American divorcee became a hate figure for allegedly ensnaring a British King from his throne. It focuses on the core conflict of her life in the 1930s, with particular reference to her impoverished American childhood as a motivation for her ambition.
4) The real Wallis Simpson: a new history of the American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor
Author
Publisher
Atria
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Before she was the woman who enticed a king from his throne, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish girl from Baltimore. Morton shows how she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine, taking us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and London.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. Edward's fascination with America was not unreciprocated. America was equally fascinated by the Prince, especially his love life, and he became an international media celebrity through newsreels, radio, and the press.